Death of the desert: monastic memory and the loss of Egypt's golden age
"In the late fourth century, the world of Christianity was torn apart by debate over the teachings of the third-century theologian Origen and his positions on the incorporeality of God. In the year 400, Archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria convened a council declaring Origen's later followe...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Series/Journal: | Divinations: rereading late ancient religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Egypt
Church history
B Theophilus Biblical character Archbishop of Alexandria (-412) B Monasticism and religious orders History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Christian literature, Early History and criticism B Deserts Religious aspects Christianity B Memory Religious aspects Christianity B Monasticism and religious orders (Egypt) History B Violence Religious aspects Christianity |
| Summary: | "In the late fourth century, the world of Christianity was torn apart by debate over the teachings of the third-century theologian Origen and his positions on the incorporeality of God. In the year 400, Archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria convened a council declaring Origen's later followers as heretics. Shortly thereafter, he banished the so-called "Tall Brothers," four Origenist monks who led monastic communities in the western Egyptian Desert, along with hundreds of their brethren. In Death of the Desert, Christine Luckritz Marquis offers a fresh examination of this critical event in Christian history and brings into dialogue narrative strands that have largely been separated in the scholarly tradition"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0812253620 |